Abdulsalam Salaudeen, a 43-year old Islamic cleric has been caught on camera having sex with a five-year-old girl. Salaudeen, popularly called Alfa, is said to be teaching the minor Islamic studies.
The incident occurred at 16, Awoyemi Street, Igando Road, Ikotun, Lagos. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Chike Oti, confirmed the incident. He said: “On Friday, December 28, 2018, a good Nigerian visited the headquarters of the Lagos State Police Command with video evidence of an Islamic cleric aka Alfa, having anal sex with a five-year-old girl who he was supposed to be teaching Islamic studies.
The complainant sought an audience with the state Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal. The CP, after watching the heart-wrenching video, directed the command’s undercover operatives attached to the State Intelligence Bureau (SIB) to immediately arrest the culprit and hand him over to the Gender Section for detailed investigation.
Oti said the operatives went in search of the Alfa and arrested him near a mosque in the Igando area of the state. “He was taken from there to the Gender Unit, where the Officer-in-Charge, ASP Abimbola Williams (Mrs), confronted him with the video of him defiling the child by penetrating her anus and private parts.
“On seeing himself captured like an actor in a movie, the suspect broke down in tears and owned up to the crime. He later gave his name as Abdulsalam Salaudeen, a 43-year-old man resident at 16, Awoyemi Street, Igando Road, Ikotun, Lagos. “The case will be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded,” he added. According to the PPRO, while commending the courageous act of the good Nigerian, Edgal warned parents and guardians to keep constant watch over their children and wards.
